Finding Information: Incorporation Into Your Class

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Curriculum:

Information Competence Skill:

Develop a thesis statement and formulate questions based on the information needed

Ways to Incorporate this skill into your Curriculum:

• Require that students use a research matrix to breakdown a thesis.
• Demonstrate how to use a research matrix as part of class lecture
• Work through a research matrix with student who come to your office for help.
• Ask students to fill out a research matrix before they come to your office for assistance.
• Require written thesis statements
• Provide handout of research terms and definitions. Test students on these terms.

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Research Assignment

Information Competence Skill:

Information literate student selects the most appropriate investigative methods for finding needed information.

Ways to incorporate this skill into your research assignments:

• Provide research tips on the Black Studies home page
• From the Black Studies Home page link to the Black Studies web site maintained by Susan Luévano, Black Studies Librarian
• Create with the Black Studies Librarian a web page outlining research steps and resources in Black Studies specifically needed for the course.
• Schedule library orientation for entire class
• Require incrementally more complex research skills for freshman through seniors
• Require these skills for graduation

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Example of skills by college level

Freshman – Creating Thesis statements, identifying general Black Studies research resources, constructing a search strategy

Sophomore – Physically locate material in the library, Locate material in electronic format, understand LC, knows how to get material not at CSULB

Junior- Can access, locate, and evaluate material in print or electronic format; understands intellectual property and copyright issues

Senior – Can refine research question; Can draw independent conclusions based upon information gathered.

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Community Service:

Information Competence Skill:

Information literate student identifies a variety of types and formats of potential sources for information.

Ways to incorporate this skill into service learning environment:

• Developing a web page or bibliography for a community group or school.

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